Singapore legislation

Section 25

of Accountants Act 2004

Section 25

Professional misconduct

Amended by11/200611/2006

(1)

An act or omission of a public accountant may constitute improper or dishonourable conduct in the discharge of his or her professional duty even though it is only done or occurs while the public accountant provides public accountancy services through an accounting corporation, an accounting firm or an accounting LLP.

Amended by11/2006

(2)

The directors of an accounting corporation or the partners of an accounting firm or an accounting LLP who are public accountants shall be jointly liable to disciplinary proceedings under this Act if the business of the accounting corporation, accounting firm or accounting LLP is conducted in a manner which would warrant disciplinary proceedings against it and where such conduct cannot be attributed to the act or omission of any particular public accountant or public accountants.

Amended by11/2006
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